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A fun night of ranching action was held on Friday, April 18 at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township. Dubbed the Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rodeo, the Smilin' D Arena family hosted a showcase of "true Western skill and teamwork" with both youth and adult participants. The arena floor's corral featured a series of traditional ranch racing challenges that tested both riders and their horses. Events included trailer loading, team sorting, team penning and team doctoring. The attached video features one...
The attached video features part of the Good Friday worship held at Crow River Lutheran church in April 18. The video begins as worshipers were singing "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" Good Friday services were also held that evening at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten and the Brooten Community Church. At Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade, Good Friday worship was held in the afternoon....
This whole episode with the illegal immigrant recently deported from Maryland back to his native country of El Salvador just gets more and more bizarre by the day. Angela Rose asks numerous important questions while providing additional details about Kilmar Garcia, a 29-year old who was accused by his wife of repeatedly beating him back in 2021. Angela Rose also combs through a detailed police report from 2019 that suggests Garcia had close ties with the MS-13 gang, which the U.S. government...
During the Toby Keith Tribute Ranch Rode held at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township on April 18, a few sessions were held featuring old-fashioned tug-of-war competitions. The attached video features youth gathered on the arena floor taking on a handful of the adult volunteers. Additional coverage of Smilin' D Arena is featured frequently in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. To see upcoming events at Smilin' D Arena, click over to their website: https://smilindarena.com/even...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school choirs and bands performed their spring concert on Tuesday, April 15 at Olson Auditorium in Belgrade. In the attached video, the senior high (grades 8-12) choir performs their final song of the night called "I Am Still Your Dreamer" by Pinkzebra. At the beginning of the song, the three seniors in the choir sing the first verse: Arlee Tensen, Hannah Hirman and Izzy Graham....
Oh, she is just the gift who keeps on giving!...
PRESS RELEASE ON APRIL 2 The Minnesota House has reached bipartisan agreement on the framework of a new state budget that that includes the largest spending reduction in Minnesota history to address a looming shortfall. State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, said legislators have agreed to cut $4 billion from the current budget, with an additional $1.2 billion reduction in 2026-27. Anderson said reduced spending is essential after Democrats in full control of the Capitol spent the $18 billion...
To no one's surprise who understands how corrupt the Deep State is in the United States federal government, new information has been revealed that shows how federal officials ignored information related to the origins of the 2020 COVID pandemic. According to a Department of Defense report, COVID was circulating around China at least 2 months before the communist-led country announced the outbreak to the world in December 2019. The big problem to this for U.S. citizens? This report was completed...
In the attached video here, part of the worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church in Gilchrist Township is included. Barry Bouwman begins with the reading of the lessons. At about the 4:00 mark, Pastor Jeanne Megorden begins reading the Holy Gospel, and her pastor's sermon begins at about the 5:45 mark....
In the attached video by libertarian podcaster David Rubin, commentary is provided on Stephen A. Smith, who recently signed a remarkably upgraded contract with ESPN worth $100 million. Smith is an unabashed Democrat, and in the video he has nothing good to say about U.S Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Both politicians are Democrat Socialists....
APRIL 11 PRESS RELEASE This week, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act to affirm and enforce existing laws to keep non-citizens from voting in federal elections. "It is critical to our democracy that voters have faith in their elections. Unfortunately, in states like Minnesota, where Governor Walz has done nothing about the non-citizens that are appearing on voter rolls and receiving election ballots, that faith is at risk," said U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach of Regal. "The...
The attached video will become a "live video" player on Tuesday, April 15 starting before 7 p.m. In this web player, you can watch the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa grades 6-12 choirs and bands performing their spring concert at the high school's Olson Auditorium. The entire concert, featuring middle school and senior high musicians, should last about 90 minutes. Additional concert coverage from this April 15 event will be published in the April 17 and April 24 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice...
Four members of the B-B-E speech team competed in the Section 5A meet in Annandale on Saturday, April 12. In the attached video, Tia Nelson is shown receiving her first-place medal in Great Speeches at the Sub-Section 5A-West meet held on April 4 at B-B-E high school. Nelson, Kora Martinez, Eliana Funes and Hailey Henderson all advanced past subsections to the section meet....
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION HEARING: Important Information Regarding Assessment and Classification of Property; this may affect your 2026 property taxes. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization for the City of Brooten shall meet on April 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., at Brooten City Hall located at 147 Central Avenue North. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor. If you...
A full house was on hand on Saturday, March 29 for the Lucky Buck Rodeo at Smilin' D Arena in Colfax Township. The attached video features one of the final bull riding attempts of the evening. Smilin' D Arena is a remarkable location with an inviting, friendly atmosphere which makes you want to return to again and again. They have a great selection of food and drink options. All very family friendly! To see their upcoming events, click over to their website at https://smilindarena.com/events....
They lie repeatedly on CNN, it is rather remarkable that they still have an audience. They are so unbelievably bad. In the attached video, you can watch how CNN broadcaster (liar) Abby Phillips lied about the work of DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency) in relation to Social Security and Medicare....
On Monday, March 24, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school and Community Education hosted a guest speaker who gave a specific address to student athletes. The information presented by Danielle Rancourt, registered dietician and sports dietician, was geared to teenagers but also adults regarding both nutrition and sleep habits. The attached video features Rancourt speaking that night at Olson Auditorium as she provided tips on how to create a proper diet for active teenagers. The March 27 and...
A puzzle tournament is taking place this Saturday, April 5 at the Belgrade Library! Gather a group of friends to form a team and get signed up! (You need to select a team name, too.) Each team receives the same puzzle, and the goal is to put the puzzle together in the shortest amount of time. This is coming on Saturday, April 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Belgrade Library. Six team limit, and participants can be from ages 12 to adult. Register your team by calling the library at...
Oh, but it is cute how the "big, noble" act of vandalizing a Tesla vehicle can quickly land a person in hot water! As written in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper publisher's column in the April 3 issue, those who damage Tesla vehicles have much in common with the vandals and looters who destroy large cities during protests and riots. What is that commonality? They hate private property. They hate private property and have no respect for property owners. It seems like this phenomenon is getting...
Note: this web article will be updated throughout Friday afternoon. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's robotics team is competing at the Granite City Regional on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5 in St. Cloud. The site is the River's Edge Convention Center by the Mississippi River. Altogether, this region tournament features 48 teams. The 2025 F.I.R.S.T. robotics competition is called Reefscape, and it is based on the principle idea of utilizing automated robots to clean and improve coral reef areas of...
The Christian season of Lent is underway. In the attached video, part of the worship service is featured from Trinity Lutheran church in Brooten on Sunday, March 30. After the lessons were read by members of the Justin and Mandy Anderson family, Pastor Jeanne Megorden begins reading the Holy Gospel at about the 6-minute mark in the video. That is followed by her sermon. Easter Sunday is coming on Sunday, April 20....
Note: a video was added to this web article on Saturday night, April 5. Additional coverage will be published in the April 10 issue of the newspaper. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team has finished their qualification matches at the Granite City Regional in St. Cloud. After 10 matches played, they hold a 5-5 record going into the playoff alliance selection. For Day II on Saturday at River's Edge Convention Center, B-B-E's alliances went 1-2. They are on the board in 21st place...
If you fast forward to 2:50 on this video, you'll see how baby chicks are vaccinated. It looks straight out of a horror movie. Salmon are going through the same type of madness. In the attached 13-minute video, Doug explains how Big Pharma has designs to vaccinate baby chicks, lettuce, tomatoes and even cigarettes. In September 2021, the University of California-Riverside stated a goal of producing lettuce that will be "mRNA-vaccine producing factories." In Tennessee, legislators have debated...
The Belgrade Lions held their fourth annual chili cook-off contest on Saturday, March 15. Five teams submitted chili to the contest, and the team from Kensington Bank took first place. Additional coverage was published in the March 20 and March 27 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. To view the Bonanza Valley Voice photo album from the chili cook-off, click on the following link: https://shorturl.at/bsLR4. The attached video features the crowd gathered that night at the Belgrade...
From Olson Auditorium at B-B-E high school on Monday, March 24, with Danielle Rancourt speaking during her "Fueling Performance, Fueling For Life" presentation. Additional coverage was published in the March 27 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
